Lionel Messi, or as we know him the Greatest Of All Time (G.O.A.T), is amongst the best football players that the world has ever seen. Having won the Ballon d’Or as well as the golden shoe award fives times each, we have known Messi for the miraculous goals that he scores. Lionel Messi plays for the national team of Argentina and plays as a forward in the Spanish club Barcelona. Chelsea is yet another football club that Lionel Messi plays for. A lot of the victories of these clubs and teams have been owed by Messi and the sincere efforts that he puts in.
According to an article published by Forbes, Messi is set to become the highest-paid footballer, as of the end of 2017, after he signed the new contract with the football club Barcelona. Despite the fact that Messi is 31 years old, the amount of assets that he has earned by being an aficionado in the realm of football is immense and are much appreciated by his fans all over the world. He has invested his assets in all the places he is passionate about, for instance, cars as well as watches. Notwithstanding the fact that he gives the right amount of attention to his family and has immense support from them, he is growing exponentially.
On the other hand, speaking of Messi’s greatest competitor of all times – Cristiano Ronaldo. This football player has an immense number of awards too which are capable of breaking the scoreboard. Ronaldo has won the Ballon d’Or and the golden shoe award five and four times, respectively. He plays in the Portugal national team as well as is a forward player in the Spanish football club Real Madrid. This man is also a player in the English club Manchester United.
Ronaldo gives his father all the credit for him to be introduced to the realm of Football. Most of Ronaldo’s fans are aware of the fact that Ronaldo has risen from rags to riches and he does not miss an opportunity to do everything that he is passionate about, like Messi. Ever since he has joined Football – everybody has seen him climb the ladder of growth. Thus, when his fans and the world sees him being after the things that he loves, everybody becomes appreciative. One such thing is none other than watches – he has an immense amount of love for watches and a huge watch collection, too.
Now that we have mentioned about their watch collections, let’s speak of the luxury watches that they are ahold of. You will not be surprised to know that Ronaldo has the most expensive watch amongst all the footballers and Messi has the second most expensive watch amongst the football players and both of them are enthusiasts when it comes to boasting about their watch collection. Let’s have a look at the number of watches that reside within their collection, shall we?
- Jacob & company H24: Cristiano Ronaldo is said to have the most expensive watch amongst all the football players and it comes as no surprise given he is the richest football player that the world knows. He was seen wearing a jewel-studded watch with a total diamond weight of 15.25 K. Ronaldo thinks of this watch to be a natural fit for him and says that he has been a customer of Jacob & Company for a really long time.
- Tag Heuer Formula 1 Cristiano Ronaldo CR7: This watch is green and black in colour and the green colour is being used in order to symbolize the green colour of the pitch. The dial is a chequered pattern which sets it apart from all the other F1 models. The watch has a 42 mm steel case which is covered by titanium carbide. The watch is said to have been priced at $1453.
- Audemars Piguet Royal Oak Leo Messi: This watch is specially tailor-made for Lionel Messi. This watch is amongst the most sporty watches that you are going to come across. The watch is made out of platinum. It is amongst the first Royal Oak watches to not feature a tapisserie dial. The strap of this watch is made out of croc material and is dark blue in colour. The size of this watch comes out to 41mm and is priced around $84000. Well, this is THE watch in Leo Messi’s collection and well it is a limited edition watch but at least now we know that he sports a very fashionable watch.
- Porsche Design Huawei Watch: This is a watch that Leo Messi endorses in and not something that is a part of his collection. However, this watch is considered to be amongst the most beautiful watches to ever stumble upon. The watch face is custom made by Porsche and the strap gives the watch a very sporty look. The watch has been priced at $925.
Having learnt about the luxury watch collections of the two of the most famous football players in the world, I am sure you would be excited to have just as amazing a watch collection of your own.
